FFA district CDE’s for the Dairy Foods and Ag. Mechanic competitions were held at Bonners Ferry High School last week. At this event FFA chapters from across the North Idaho District (stretching all the way down to Moscow) attended.

Besides the rigorous contests, there was a barbecue where FFA members could eat and mingle, and the North Idaho District officers did their best to entertain the crowd and keep things running smoothly. They played some break-the-ice games with the members and got a fun frisbee game started. Everyone seemed to have a great time!

Quite a few very intelligent young adults won the competitions and are soon to be going on to state competitions. In fact, some of our very own members won in both categories! Emily Ansley won 3rd place in Dairy Foods, and Shawna Siver won 2nd place in Dairy Foods, with the team placing second. In Ag. Mechanics under the category of Arch welding, Brittany Spangler won 1st place and Ryker Hittle won 2nd place. Under the category of Oxy Acetylene, Riley Brooks won 1st place, and under the category of Small Engines Ryker Hittle won 3rd place. The team as a whole placed second in Ag. Mechanics.

State CDE’s are during the last week of the school year and will be held in Moscow. Here FFA chapters from across the state of Idaho will gather together to compete in almost every area of agriculture from Animal Science to Forestry. This is a great opportunity for FFA members to meet new people and learn a lot at the same time.